Rubberized scour-all or scraper



' April 26, 1938. A EL I 2,115,216

RUBBERIZED SCOUR-ALL OR SCRAPER Fild Dec. 22, 1956 I I 6 z T I T 4 1 z iii Patented Apr. 26, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE 2 Claims.

This invention relates tocleaning devices of the character employed in the kitchen for cleaning dishes or pots and pans and pertains particu larly to an improved scourer or scraper.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved device for cleaning pots and pans of food particles or other substances which may be adhering thereto, which is particularly designed for use in association with the usual dishcloth which is employed in the washing of dishes, whereby the device may be kept conveniently at hand for removing adhering particles of food or blackened areas from dishes or pans while the dishcloth is in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved pan or dish scraper having a novel means for attaching a dishcloth thereto so that the dishcloth can be used in the usual manner without interference from the scraper and the scraper may be used when necessary.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved dish and pan scraper which is designed to be formed of semi-hard rubber or other suitable materials in such a manner as to obtain a maximum scraping action and which is also so designed that a dishcloth may be detachably connected therewith so that the cloth and scraper may be easily and quickly coupled together or separated as may be found desirable.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in plan of one form of the scraper embodying the present invention, showing a washcloth attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, the cloth having been removed.

Fig. 3 is a view in plan of a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a view showing in plan a portion of a modified form of the invention as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral I generally designates a rectangular body formed of relatively heavy rubber. In accordance with the present invention, this body is cut, pressed, or molded to have the parallelserrations 2 upon both of its faces. The formation of these serrations provides a plurality of transverse edges 3 upon each side of the body and when the body is made of rectangular form as illustrated in Fig. 1, it is preferred, that the serrations extend along lines oblique to the side edges of the body so that one central rib or edge 3 will extend between two diagonal corners and the other ribs will be parallel therewith and'of gradually decreasing length.

At the center of the body there are formed the two long parallel openings 4 which are separated by a central bar portion 5. These openings 4 and the bar 5 form holding means for the dishcloth which is indicated by the numeral 6, the cloth being drawn through the openings across one side of the body I andunder the bar portion 4 in the manner illustrated. With the device attached to the'dishcloth in the manner illustrated, it will be always found for use when it is necessary to remove from a dish or pan some particle which has become stuck thereon and in the ordinary course of washing the dishes the body I can be held in the palm of the hand so that the dishcloth 6 can be used in the usual manner and without interference from the scraper body.

While the scraper body shown in Fig. 1 is of rectangular outline, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be confined to a body of this specific configuration as it will be obvious that the same may be circular or oval without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In Fig. 3 there is shown a modified form of the invention wherein the body is indicated as a whole by the numeral 1' and while it is substantially rectangular it has had the corners cut out, as indicated at 8, so that two parallel sides will be formed of portions of gradually decreasing length, thus providing a plurality of corners 9 for obtaining an improved cutting or scraping action against the material which may be attached to a pan or dish. This body I is provided with spaced parallel serrations In similar to those indicated by the numeral 2 in Fig. 1, thus forming parallel relatively sharp ridges l I. At the central part of the body are two or more parallel openings l2 through which a dishcloth may be drawn across the dividing bar portion l3, to be firmly held attached to the scraper.

Fig. 4 illustrates inv plan a portion of a scraper somewhatsimilar to the scraper shown in Fig. l, but in this form the body of the scraper which is indicated by the numeral i4, is formed to have upon both faces the parallel ribs l5 which instead of being perfectly straight are zigzag, sothat each rib will have along its length a plurality of points I6. These points provide additional means for cutting away from the surface of a pan or dish food material adhering thereto.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that a device of the character herein described may be made to have all of the efficient cutting action of steel wool or other types of pan scrapers, without the disadvantages whichsteel wool in particular has of breaking up so that the particles of the same become embedded in the skin and cause the development of irritating sores. The present device,being serrated or ribbed upon both faces, may be turned over when one side has become badly worn so that the opposite side can be used. In addition, because of the provision in the device of means for attaching it to a dishcloth, it cannot be mislaid during the dish washing operation but is always ready for use with the dishcloth.

I claim:

1..A scraping device comprising a flat body of 7 rubber, a plurality of scraping ridges formed across one face of the rubber body, and means facilitating the attachment of the rubber body to a cloth comprising a pair of elongated parallel openings in the central part of the body separated by a bar of the body material beneath which bar a cloth may be frictionally held.

2. A scraper device comprising a fiat body of rubber, a plurality of ribs formed completely 

